Reports carried by the BBC suggest that the English language continues to invade foreign vocabularies. France has notably complained about the relish with which their population uses anglicisms in the past, but reports from Germany suggest that language of the...
Every few weeks some journalist or blogger writes a story about the evil of buzzwords, before going on to cite “genuine examples” from marketing collateral or an internal memo they have seen. Amidst the frenzy some businesses will release a...
Do you know which was the UK City of Culture in 2013? If not, there is no reason to feel bad because only 6% of the population could correctly identify Derry as the holder of this prestigious title. The idea...
Talk of Google Glass is everywhere in the media at the moment, with many branding the technology as the breakthrough for mainstream wearable computing. If you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you will have...
Anyone watching the Europa League Final on TV last night will have been impressed by the last-gasp winner scored by Chelsea. Far less impressive however was the trophy presentation after the match. As you would expect, the entire Chelsea squad...
In an official(ish) poll conducted by online dating site OK Cupid has discovered that using “netspeak” in introductory messages is a turn off to prospective partners. Particularly unattractive were shortened forms including: ur (your) r (are) u (you) ya (you?...
At some point in the past few weeks, Tech Write passed the three year mark. And I missed it. I’m not quite sure when it happened, but the reason I missed it was because I was hard at work on...
Some time ago (August 2012 if you want to be pedantic), we discussed the dangers of commissioning or writing fake product reviews for your brand. Although you might expect such tactics to be the preserve of wide-boys and dodgy start-ups,...
Normally I find the Money Saving Expert enewsletter to be a useful read, both from a personal and business perspective. Something in today’s edition however made my blood run cold. Tucked into a section headed “30 ways to earn...
Whatever you think about Margaret Thatcher and her legacy, one of the most memorable aspects of her political career was the incredible 1979 election poster for the Conservative party. Instantly recognisable, the “Labour isn’t working” poster and print campaign...
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